Carl march



Dec. 17, 1929. QMARCH Re. 17,532

UOIPOUKD TOOL Original Filed March I6. 1926 -|lIlI"lIllJ 6Z7? Mara/z.

INVENTOR WITNESS:

Reissued Dec. 17, 1929 UNITED STATES CARL MARCH, OF CHICAGO; PLIrINGIS COMPOUND "roof.

Original No. 1,664,783, dated April 3, 1928, Serial No. ei'iis", iiled il'areii 1'6}, 152's. .ip l'r'catidir fo'r r'eis'su filed January 11, 1929. semi no. 3151746.

The present invention relates to a compound tool for use principally in bakeries, restaurants, and the like for facilitating the turning over of fried cakes or the like, while 5 the same are being baked.

A further object is to provide a tool which has associated therewith means for puncturing the air pockets formed in the cakes while the same are being fried.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tool which is especially adapted for use in bakeries for turnin over fried cakes and doughnuts, which are tried in a kettle of hot grease, an important object of the invention being to combine with the tool, means for measuring the amount of grease in the kettle, so that a proper amount of grease may be constantly maintained.

A further object of the invention is to pro- I" 1 l 1 vide a tool having a shank formed with a series of spaced air openings to prevent heat from-travelling up the shank to the handle and burning the hand of the user.

A still further object is to provide an implement of the above mentioned character which is simple in construction, inexpensive,

strong, and durable and further well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the course of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, and in which like numerals designate like parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the compound tool embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse section taken apiroximately on line 22 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows, and

Figure 3 is a similar section taken on line 33 of Figure 1.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates generally the compound tool, the same comprising an elongated rod 2, which has formed on one end thereof the enlargd por- 0 tion 3 which is substantially triangular in cross seetienis more Clea-fly ilitfst'iii'td in Figure 2. This triange'iae shaped enla'rged portion 31m its miter 'end graduall @epered to ro'nde the point- 4, the purpose of which will be hereinafter more fully-deserilbd. v

The other ends or red 2 is bent back tipen-itseIf-to forin untapped innate portion 5-, ureidop Manned by trieli -edit 5- being of su'fliei'ene-len'gth as- 120* permit two or three fingers of the personusing the im lement to" be inserted tneieenreugh for efiieiently gras ii'rg'the tool.

Furthermore, the looped handle ma be suspended from a 'su'itabie-heek' or the like when not in use.

when trying cakes or deughmts in hot grease,- 1'11 importantto keep the grease at a proper depth and to turn the eakes or don l'YmItS during. the frying operation, and 21st ee'ook must be provided with a tool or implement for the last mentioned purpose, the present invention combines with th is-tool' or implement, means for measuring the grease,- so'thutiai s'ing'le'tool dr implement will ufiice forboth' purposes;

As is clearly illustrated in Figure 1, the maid! portioh' oi the rod 2 is provided with grease depth- 'gtaduajtions such as are indi cateelat 7 wherebysaid' rod-will form a measuring im lement for measuring the quantity ofgrease? which is 'contaimdwithin a recep taele, and it-isfobviousthflfi; Whenthe pointed end of the rod is inserted downwardly in the receptacle so that the same touches the bottom-of the receptacle,- the amountof grease in the receptacle may be readily and easily ascertained 4 A series ofair holes 8 are arranged in spaced relationg in the intermediate port-ion of bli'e'rod 2,- aIrd-the-purpose of these air holes is to provide a means for preventing the heat travelling upwardly on the rod to the handle portion thereof, and burning the hand of the person holding the implement.

In using the implement for turning buckwheat cakes, fried cakes, or the like, which are being fried on a griddle plate, the pointed end of the rod is inserted beneath the cake so that one of the flat sides of the enlarged portion 3 will rest on the plate and the sharpened upper edge will engage the under side of the cake to facilitate the turning over of the same when the rod is given a turn in either di- 5 rection. The point 4 is adapted to be used in breaking the air blisters 0r pockets which are formed in the cake during the frying I thereof and this is accomplished by puncturing such pockets with the point 4. m The provision of an implement of the above mentioned character will obviate the necessity l of having to provide a number of independent implements for accomplishing the various I results attained by my improved implement,

and furthermore the simplicity in which my device is constructed renders the same very inexpensive in its manufacture. If desired, the handle portion of the rod may be flattened and suitable advertising indicia stamped thereon. V v

While I have shown the preferred -:embodiment of my invention it is to;be understood that minorchanges in the size, shape, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing-from the spirit'of the invent-ion and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention what' I claim as new and desire toi secure; by *Let- 1. An implement for; turning over fried: cakes while being baked on .a griddle, com? prising an elongatedsolid rod, one end thereof being enlarged,- the enlargedend of the rod being substantially triangular 'in cross .sec-

3 tion, one flat face of the triangular portion adapted to. rest on the griddle while the apex portionof the triangular portion engages the under side of the cake, the; outer endof the triangular shaped enlarged .portion being 40 tapered to provide a point which'tapered pore tion is circular in cross'section, said pointed end facilitating the insertion of the implement beneath the cake and furtherfacilitating the'proper positioning of the triangular portion beneath the cakes to effect the turning of the same, the outer end of therod being formed with a handle, the intermediate por- :1 tion of the rod being provided; withaj series 0fair holes. 7 f Q 2. An implement for turning articles cooked in hot grease comprisinga shank having a pointed extremity and an integral handle at the other extremity, said shank formed to retard the travel of heat and with graduations for measuring the depth of grease.

' CARL MARCH. 

